Capoeira won’t go out of my head
Capoeira won’t go out of my heart
Capoeira who plays is a mandingueiro
Capoeira is a game of brothers
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Capoeira
is beautiful
Capoeira
is tradition
Capoeira
has roots
Capoeira
has the vibe
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Capoeira was born in the quilombos
and in the suffering in the slave-quarters
The negro sang a ladainha
while he cut the sugarcane
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In the roda of Capoeira
you can kill or die
But you can also play clean
because it’s beautiful to watch
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To be a good Capoeirista
it is not enough to have the feeling
You have to play with the soul
and sing with the heart